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Prabhupada: Yes. So there was hard struggle. It is not that so easy for... In 1965 to '66, 66, 67, regular hard struggle.    (More...)

Prabhupada: But who know that? Hard struggle. So Krsna gave us some facilities. Now we have got some framework. Do it very cautiously. Unnecessarily exhausting what we... Sato vrtteḥ sadhu-sahge. That is Rūpa Gosvami's line. We should be very honest and live with sadhu, those who are devotees. Tahdera carana-sebi-bhakta-sane bas. First of all our mission should be how to serve the Gosvamis.    (More...)

You cannot act independently. Caitanya Mahaprabhu...    (More...)

That should be our prayer. "When Rūpa Gosvami, who has established the mission of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, when I shall get shelter of his lotus feet?" And that is... Narottama dasa Thakura prays, tahdera carana-sebi. Tahdera means the six Gosvamis. Ei chaya gosani yahra tahra mui dasa. "I'm servant of that person who is engaged in the service of the six Gosvamis." And we pray to our Guru Maharaja, rūpanuga-viruddhapasiddhanta-dhvanta-harine. Anyone who is going against the decision of Rūpa Gosvami, reject him. Rūpanuga-viruddhapasiddhanta-dhvanta. This is our process. Ei chay gosai yahr.    (More...)

Who will understand Radha-Krsna's loving affairs unless one has gone really through the instruction of Rūpa Gosvami? Radha-Krsna loving affairs is not so easy. Radha-kunḍa is not so easy that by force I go to Radha-kunḍa, I become a candidate.    (More...)

Narottama dasa Thakura is hankering, "When I shall understand about Radha-kunḍa, Radha-Krsna's prema?" Such liberated great devotees, acaryas, they are hankering. Rūpa-raghunatha-pade haibe akuti, kabe hama bujhaba. "When I shall understand?" And they have understood immediately everything.[Sab janta Lawrence.] [Transl. All-knowing Mr. Lawrence.] That is natural. Not so easy. Caitanya Mahaprabhu has given us the facility.    (More...)

That is the special verse. It is not very easy thing. Bahūnam janmanam ante jnanavan mam prapadyate [Bg 7.19]. Don't take things very easily. Things are very serious. Therefore we have to go step by step. That is, Narottama dasa Thakura said, tahdera sahge. Aim should be how to serve Rūpa-Raghunatha, Rūpa-Raghunatha. And bhakta-sane basa, pure devotee, to stay with pure devotee who has no other intention. Anyabhilasita-sūnyam [Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.1.11]. This is the process. So do it carefully. That's all.    (More...)